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Issue: Vol. 4299 No. 2: 27 Jul. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.2.10
Page range: 291–296
Abstract views: 68
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A new species of Olecryptotendipes Zorina from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Diptera Olecryptotendipes new species key taxonomy China

Abstract

Olecryptotendipes arienus Yan & Wang sp. n. is described and illustrated as male imago from China. The generic diagnosis of Olecryptotendipes Zorina is amended. A key to the known adult males of the genus worldwide is presented.

 

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